Guido Burgstaller

Guido Burgstaller (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːdo ˈbʊɐ̯kʃtalɐ]; born 29 April 1989) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.

Guido Burgstaller

Burgstaller with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	29 April 1989
Place of birth	Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC St. Pauli
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	FC Kärnten	33	(2)
2008–2011	Wiener Neustadt	81	(12)
2011–2014	Rapid Wien	85	(24)
2014–2015	Cardiff City	3	(0)
2015–2017	1. FC Nürnberg	63	(33)
2017–2020	Schalke 04	95	(24)
2020–	FC St. Pauli	8	(4)
National team
2007	Austria U19	4	(3)
2008	Austria U20	4	(0)
2009–2010	Austria U21	11	(0)
2012–2019	Austria	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Club career

Cardiff City

On 23 May 2014, Burgstaller joined Cardiff City on a three-year deal as Ole Gunnar Solskjær's second signing of the summer, after Javi Guerra. Burgstaller said "My decision to join Cardiff City was never in question when the club first contacted me, it has always been a dream for me to play in this country. I've followed Cardiff in the Premier League last season and I'm very proud and honoured to be given the chance to wear the Cardiff City jersey – I'm a big admirer of the passion of the fans."[1]

He made his debut in the Championship on 8 August, replacing Kenwyne Jones for the last 20 minutes of a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the season.[2] Five days later, he scored within four minutes of his first start as Cardiff won 2–1 away to Coventry City in the first round of the League Cup.[3]

On 26 January 2015, Burgstaller left Cardiff by mutual consent,[4] joining 2. Bundesliga side Nürnberg on an undisclosed deal four days later.[5]

Schalke 04

On 12 January 2017, Burgstaller joined Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. At the time, he was top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga with fourteen goals, and was signed as the Royal Blues had only one fit striker in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.[6] On 21 January, he scored on his debut, the only goal of the match in a win over Ingolstadt.[7] Afterwards, Burgstaller had an inconsistent run in terms of goalscoring in the Bundesliga, but braces against Augsburg,[8] Wolfsburg[9] and Bayer Leverkusen[10] helped him become Schalke's top scorer with nine goals.

In Burgstaller's first full season as a Schalke player, he was named as Domenico Tedesco's top striker, following the departures of Choupo-Moting and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. His first goal of the season came against Stuttgart,[11] and in October, he scored in three consecutive matches, including in a DFB-Pokal second round tie against Wehen Wiesbaden.[12] On 25 November, he netted the first goal in a 4–4 draw against Borussia Dortmund, in a match where Schalke were 4–0 down at halftime.[13] On 7 February 2018, Burgstaller scored the only goal of the match in a win over Wolfsburg, taking them to the DFB-Pokal semi-finals for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[14]

FC St. Pauli

In September 2020, having terminated his contract with Schalke 04, Burgstaller moved to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He agreed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli.[15][16]

International career

Burgstaller made his full international debut for his country on 29 February 2012, playing the last five minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over Finland as a replacement for Andreas Ivanschitz.[17]

He scored his first goal for Austria on 6 October 2017, netting the 1–1 equalizer in a 3–2 win against Serbia.[18]

He retired from the national team on 26 August 2019.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Burgstaller with Wiener Neustadt in 2008

Burgstaller with Rapid Wien in 2013

Burgstaller with Cardiff City in 2014

As of match played on 31 January 2021[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Kärnten	2006–07	Erste Liga	4	1	0	0	–		–		4	1
	2007–08		29	1	–		–		–		29	1
	Total		33	2	0	0	–		–		33	2
Wiener Neustadt	2008–09	Erste Liga	26	7	4	1	–		–		30	8
	2009–10	Austrian Bundesliga	30	0	3	0	–		–		33	0
	2010–11		25	5	1	0	–		–		26	5
	Total		81	12	8	1	–		–		89	13
Rapid Wien	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	23	7	2	0	0	0	–		25	7
	2012–13		32	6	4	2	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		44	8
	2013–14		30	11	1	0	9[lower-alpha 1]	1	–		40	12
	Total		85	24	7	2	17	1	–		109	27
Cardiff City	2014–15	Championship	3	0	0	0	–		2[lower-alpha 2]	1	5	1
1. FC Nürnberg	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	14	6	0	0	–		–		14	6
	2015–16		33	13	3	1	–		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	14
	2016–17		16	14	2	0	–		–		18	14
	Total		63	33	5	1	–		2	0	70	34
Schalke 04	2016–17	Bundesliga	18	9	2	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	3	–		25	12
	2017–18		32	11	5	2	–		–		37	13
	2018–19		24	4	3	0	6[lower-alpha 4]	1	–		33	5
	2019–20		21	0	3	2	–		–		24	2
	Total		95	24	13	4	11	4	–		119	32
FC St. Pauli	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	8	4	0	0	–		–		8	4
Career total			366	99	33	8	28	5	4	1	431	113

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in League Cup
3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Burgstaller with Austria in 2016

Appearances and goals by national team and year[21]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2012	5	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	5	1
	2018	9	0
	2019	2	1
Total		25	2

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burgstaller goal.

List of international goals scored by Guido Burgstaller[22]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 October 2017	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Serbia	1–1	3–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	7 June 2019	Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Slovenia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

1. "Cardiff sign Austrian midfielder Guido Burgstaller". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
2. Cryer, Andy (8 August 2014). "Blackburn 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
3. Westall, Rob (13 August 2014). "Coventry 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
4. "Cardiff City fire sale continues". WalesOnline.
5. "Nikci and Burgstaller join Nürnberg". Vavel. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
6. "Schalke complete deal for Austria international Burgstaller". Bundesliga.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. "FC Schalke 04 1:0 FC Ingolstadt 04". DFB.com. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
8. "FC Schalke 04 3:0 FC Augsburg". DFB.com. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
9. "FC Schalke 04 4:1 VfL Wolfsburg". DFB.com. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
10. "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1:4 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
11. "FC Schalke 04 3:1 VfB Stuttgart". DFB.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
12. "SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1:3 FC Schalke 04 1:0". DFB.com. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
13. "Borussia Dortmund 4–4 FC Schalke 04 1:0". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
14. "VfL Wolfsburg 0:1 FC Schalke 04". DFB.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
15. "St. Pauli sign Guido Burgstaller". FC St. Pauli. 30 September 2020.
16. "Fix: Burgstaller wechselt zu St. Pauli". kicker (in German). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
17. "Austria 3–1 Finland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
18. "Austria 3-2 Serbia". Sky Sports.
19. "Guido Burgstaller retires from international football". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2019.
20. "Guido Burgstaller » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
21. "Guido Burgstaller » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
22. "Burgstaller, Guido". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

• Guido Burgstaller at Soccerbase
• Guardian Football